[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 195 (Friday, December 6, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H9298]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                HONORING THE LIFE OF LEONCIO VEGA CORREA

  (Mr. CORREA asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. CORREA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the life of Leoncio 
Vega Correa, son of Luis Correa Sotelo and Magdalena Correa. He passed 
away November 24, surrounded by his loved ones.
  Leo was the hardworking child of immigrants. He was born in Watts, 
California, on April 24, 1926, but his family spent much of his 
childhood living in Zacatecas, Mexico.
  Leo lived a hard life but an honest life. The devastation of the 
Great Depression followed him and his family from the United States to 
Mexico.
  He never received a formal education. He worked as a migrant 
farmworker across the country, following harvests.
  Despite all his hardships, Leo was a gentle giant and never met a 
stranger. He was always ready to give a hug, a smile, a dollar, a meal, 
or even the shirt off of his back. He would always tell me: ``Good 
deeds always come back to you.'' And he was known by his saying, ``pura 
vida.''
  Leo lived a hard, great life. We celebrate his life today, and he 
will be missed by the community and his family.

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